Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Certified Exam > France (Champagne) > Flashcards

France (Champagne) Flashcards

1
Q

Name 10 producer and their tete cuvee

A

Bollinger: La Grand Anee
Vieles Vines Françaises (PN)
R.D.

Deutz: Cuvee William Deutz
Amour de Deutz (chard)

Gosset: Celebris (PN/Chard)

Charles Heidsieck: Blanc de Millénaires (Chard)

Moet et Chandon: Dom Perignon

Joseph Perrier: Cuvee Josephine (PN/Chard)

Pol Roger: Cuvee sir Winston Churchill (PN/Chard)

Pommery: Cuvee Louise (Chard/PN)

Louis Roederer: Cristal (PN/Chard)

Ruinart: Dom Ruinart (Chard/Rose)

Tattinger: Comtes de Champagne (Chard)
Tattinger Collection (Chard/PN)

Veuve Cliquot: La Grande Dame (PN/Chard)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

9 grand cru of Montagne de Reims

A 
Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont - sur- Vesle
Versenay
Mailly - Champagne
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Abonnay
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

2 grand cru of Valle de Marne

A

Ay

Tours - sur - Marne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

6 grand cru of Cote des Blancs

A 
Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mensil - sur - Oger
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

3 crus in the Aube

A

Essoyes
Mussy - sur - Seine
Les Riceys

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

4 approved pruning methods in Champagne

A

Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Valle de Marne
Guyot (double and simple)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Coquard Basket press and conversion

A

102 liters must - 160 kg grape

2550 liters must - 4000 kg grape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

5 districts of Champage

A 
Montagne de Reims (PN)
Valle de la Marne (M)
Cote des Blancs (C)
Cote de Sezanne (C)
Cote des Bars/ Aube (PN)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

2 99% Echelles Crus

A

Mareuil - sur - Ay (VDM)

Tauxieres - (MdR)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

2 top negotiants of Champagne

A 
Moet de Chandon
Louis Roederer
Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin
Billecart Salmon
Tattinger
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Walk through Methode Champenoise

A

grapes pressed and divided: vine de cuvee (first 2,050 L)
vin de taille (following 500 L)
rebeche (by law 1-10% for distillate)

juice settles at a cool temp for 8-15 hours (debourbage)

the solids (bourbes) removed prior to fermentation

must is chaptalized (add sugar) then primary fermentation

creates high acid wine with alcohol around 11% (some go into malolactic fermentation

wines filtered then remains in barrel / tank/ bottle until Feb/March the year following harvest

Assemblage (blending of vintage wine and liquor de tirage (adding yeast, sugar to ignite fermentation)

Prise de mousse (second fermentation) bottled wit crown cap for up to 8 weeks

riddling/remuer with gyroplate for at least 12 months

disgorgement

topped with dosage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Vocal: Bourbes, Prise de Mousse, Assemblage, Chaptialization

A

Bourbes: solids that form after grapes are pressed and settles. Removed prior to fermentation

Prise de mousse: second fermentation bottled with crown cap

Assemblage: blending of vintage/current wine and Liqueur de Tirage (yeast and sugar to ignite fermentation)

Chaptialization: adding sugar for primary fermentation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Name 3 ways the press is divided and amounts

A

Vin de cuvee: first 2050 L
Vin de taille: following 500 L
Reche: 1-10% for distillate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

7 dosage levels and grams per liter

A 
Brut Nature: 0-3
Extra Brut: 0-6
Brut: 0-12
Extra Dry: 12-17
Sec: 17-32
Demi-Sec: 32-50
Doux: 50+
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

11 bottle sizes and mL

A 
Piccolo - 185 mL 1/4b
Demi - 375 mL 1/2b
Bottle - 750 mL
Magnum - 1.5 L 2b
Jeroboam - 3L 4b
Rehoboam - 4.5 L 6b
Methuselah - 6 L 8b
Salmanazar - 9 L 12b
Nebuchadnezzar - 15 L 20b
Solomon - 18 L 24b
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

2 appellations for still Champagne

A

Coteaux Champenois

Rose de Riceys

17
Q

Oldest Champagne houses for still/sparkling

A

Still: Gosset
Sparkling: Ruinart

18
Q

Who founded riddling?

A

Madame Barbe - Nicole Ponsardin (Widow Cliquot)

19
Q

Name the 7 cremate locations outside of Champagne (still in France)

A 
Bordeaux
Bourgogne
Loire
Limoux
Die
Jura
Alsace
20
Q

2 Italian sparkling crus that can keep up with Champagne

A

Franciacorta

Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico

21
Q

4 other methods of making sparkling wine

A

Methode Ancestrale: single fermentation tank to bottles for disgorging and rebottle

Charmat Method: everything in tank

Continuous Method: tranferring to multiple tanks constantly adding liquor de tirage (German Sekt)

Carbonation: adding bubbles to still wine

22
Q

Name 3 Blanc to Blanc Tete Cuvees and producer

A

Comtes Audoin de Dampiere - Prestige

De Venoge - Grand Vin des Princes

Deutz - Amour de Deutz

Charles Heidsieck - Blanc de Millénaires

AR Lenoble - Cuvee Les Adventures

Ruinart - Dom Ruinart

Tattinger - Comtes de Champagne

23
Q

Name 3 Tete Cuvee producers from Ay

A

Deutz
De Meric
Bollinger
Ayala

24
Q

Name 3 Tete Cuvee producers from Epernay

A 
Boizel
De Castellane
De Venoge
Alfred Gratien
Moet et Chandon
Perrier Jouet
Pol Roger
25
Q

Name 3 Tete Cuvee Producers from Reims

A 
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Tattinger
Ruinart
Pommery
Piper Heidsieck
Bruno Paillard
G.H Mumm
Lanson
Henriot
Charles Heisieck
26
Q

Name 3 Rose Tete Cuvees

A

Billecart Salmon: Elizabeth Salmon Rose

Laurent Perrier: Alexandra

Ruinart: Dom Ruinart Rose

27
Q

6 top Champagne vintages

A

02, 04, 06, 08, 09, 12

Certified Exam (31 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions